HOUSE BILL NO. 432

2006 Legislation

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HOUSE BILL NO. 432 – Small lawsuit resolutn act, sunset

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H0432................................by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
SMALL LAWSUIT RESOLUTION ACT - Amends existing law relating to the Small
Lawsuit Resolution Act to remove a sunset clause.
                                                                        
01/20    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/23    Rpt prt - to Jud
02/16    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/17    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/23    3rd rdg - PASSED - 63-0-7
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer, Bell,
      Bilbao, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark,
      Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge,
      Field(18), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henderson, Jaquet, Kemp, Lake,
      LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller,
      Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould,
      Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer,
      Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Smith(30), Smith(24),
      Smylie(Luker), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Bedke, Black, Brackett, Field(23), Henbest,
      Skippen, Wood
    Floor Sponsor - Smith(24)
    Title apvd - to Senate
02/24    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Jud
03/09    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/10    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/14    3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett,
      Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
      Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough,
      Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce,
      Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Burkett
    Title apvd - to House
03/15    To enrol
03/16    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/17    Pres signed - To Governor
03/22    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 141
         Effective: 03/22/06

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2006
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 432
                                                                        
                      BY JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO THE SMALL LAWSUIT RESOLUTION ACT; AMENDING SECTION 2, CHAPTER 137,
  3        LAWS OF 2002, TO REMOVE A SUNSET CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
                                                                        
  4    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  5        SECTION 1.  That Section 2, Chapter 137, Laws of 2002, be, and the same is
  6    hereby amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  7        SECTION 2. This act shall be in full force and effect on and after January
  8    1, 2003, and shall apply to all cases for which initial complaints  are  filed
  9    on  or after January 1, 2003. This act shall be null, void and of no force and
 10    effect on and after June 30, 2006, provided, however, that the  provisions  of
 11    the  act shall continue to apply to all applicable cases in which initial com-
 12    plaints are filed on or before June 30, 2006.
                                                                        
 13        SECTION 2.  An emergency existing  therefor,  which  emergency  is  hereby
 14    declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
 15    passage and approval.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS 15436

This legislation deletes the sunset clause from the Small Lawsuit
Resolution Act.  This Act was to become effective on January 1,
2003 and terminate on June 30, 2006.  With this legislation it
will continue in effect.


                           FISCAL NOTE

No fiscal impact.





Contact
Name: Rep. Leon Smith 
Phone: 332-1000


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                         H 432